On Friday, President Obama was injured sustained during a basketball game at the White House. An elbow belonging to Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute program director and clumsy defenseman Rey Decerega collided with Obama’s lip, resulting in the need for a dozen stitches. Approximately two years into Obama’s presidency, the bloody Elbow-Face Conflict of 2010 suggests the president’s record of accidents may be on track to compete with the spotty history of his predecessor. It was around the summer of 2002 that President George W. Bush embarked upon a course of fluke misadventures that sent him tumbling off bikes, couches, and scooters. Let’s review. January 2002

Hazardous endeavor: Eating a pretzel.

Injuries sustained: “Bush lost consciousness for a brief time in the White House while eating a pretzel and watching a professional football game on television. He fell from his couch and has a scrape and large bruise on his left cheekbone, plus a bruise on his lower lip, to show for his troubles. His glasses cut the side of his face,” CNN reported.

Post-trauma: “If my mother is listening, mother, I should have listened to you: Always chew your pretzels before you swallow,” Bush said later.

June 2003

Hazardous endeavor: Riding a Segway.

Injuries sustained: His afflictions were those of the soul. “Bush, who was holding a tennis racket that may have interfered with his coordination, did not hurt himself—but the incident was captured by photographers and quickly beamed across the world,” The Washington Post reported.

Post-trauma: Four years later, the Bush family gifted Vladimir Putin, then the president of Russia, with a Segway.

May 2004

Hazardous endeavor: Biking.

Injuries sustained: According to CNN, during a bike ride at his Texas ranch, “Bush suffered minor abrasions to his chin, upper lip, nose, right hand and both knees, but was able to ride back home.”

Post-trauma: “It's been raining a lot, and the topsoil is loose,” a White House spokesperson said.